Philippine stocks plunged more than 3% on Wednesday as April trade data pointed to a plunge in economic activity, while the Indonesian market dropped after a surge in daily coronavirus cases. The ... ( read original story ...)
Software Firm Duck Creek Raises $230 Million Ahead of IPO
Duck Creek Technologies, a software provider for insurers, has raised $230 million from new and existing investors ahead of a planned initial public offering. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Student’s App Offers Roadmap to Singapore Contact Tracing Tech
Singapore kicked off a global rush to develop contact tracing apps for the novel coronavirus when the city-state launched an apparently new system in March. But the project actually drew inspiration ... ( read original story ...)
Frasers Property secures Singapore’s first green loan for Fernvale Lane EC
CEO Loo Choo Leong says that tapping on the green loan market is “a natural extension of [their] business focus on sustainability” (Photo: Frasers Property) SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Frasers Property has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore record FX deposit surge hints at inflow, risk aversion
Foreign currency deposits at banks in Singapore rose by a record S$6 billion in April to their highest tracked level of S$27 billion, likely reflecting foreign inflows, risk averse depositors and ... ( read original story ...)
Lawrence Wong, Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance
Singapore Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong speaks to Singaporeans on living with COVID-19. Singaporean curator and scholar Peter Lee explores the history ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: DBS says more customers asking about its fixed-rate home loans
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (June 10):. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: No livestock to be imported to Singapore for Korban; arrangements for Muslims to perform ritual in Australia
No livestock will be imported to Singapore for the purpose of the annual ritual of Korban this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Biggest Gaming Show Cancels First-Ever Singapore Event
The organizers of the first-ever Gamescom Asia have announced that the inaugural show will not happen as planned in October. Instead, it's being delayed an entire year, to October 14-17, 2021. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Changi Airport’s New Liquor Retailer Takes Online Route To Market
With passengers thin on the ground, Lotte Duty Free is launching its liquor and tobacco concession through e-commerce first, not brick-and-mortar. ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: CapitaLand, Keppel, Sembcorp Industries, SembMarine, Frasers Property
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Tuesday:. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
First green loan for EC development secured by Frasers Property
Frasers Property secures Singapore’s first green loan for an Executive Condominium development Frasers Property Limited (“Frasers Property”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) today ... ( read original story ...)
A look at Stanley Ho’s foray into high-end Singapore property
The late Macau casino tycoon’s Shun Tak Holdings has spent more than US$1.4 billion on Singapore land and property since 2016, and market watchers are wondering if its residential and hotel projects ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Why Singapore’s private residential market will remain attractive in the long term
Real estate hasn’t been spared either. Singapore’s implementation of circuit breaker measures in April has impacted the private residential property market, as show flats shuttered and house ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil faces criticism over coronavirus data; Germany reports record plunge in exports
The coronavirus has infected more than 7.1 million people around the world as of Tuesday, killing at least 406,913 people. ( read original story ...)
Singapore will give residents wearable ‘tokens’ that track the people they interact with in a new effort to contain COVID-19
Singapore's contact tracing app drew praise for its early rollout in March, but it wasn't able to prevent a spike in cases in April. ( read original story ...)